Board of Governors
Board Members
| Office | Board Member | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Executives | ||
| Chair | Jeff Molyneaux | Kirkland Lake |
| First Vice-Chair | Cindy Reasbeck | Kapuskasing |
| Second Vice-Chair | Devin Naveau | Mattagami |
| Governor at Large | Mike Metatawabin | Timmins |
| College President | Dr. Audrey J. Penner | |
| Members | ||
| Academic Representative | Patricia Hamilton | Haileybury |
| Administrative Representative | Eric Poulin | Timmins |
| Student Representative | Dhruvraj Chaudhari | Timmins |
| Support Staff Representative | John Harrington | Haileybury |
| External Governor | Cathy Ellis | Iroquois Falls |
| External Governor | Ken Wojtus | Timmins |
| External Governor | Lynne Innes | Moosonee |
| External Governor | Kimberley Bird | Timmins |
| External Governor | Kanwaljit Kaur “Daisy” Bains | Timmins |
| External Governor | Dixitkumar Patel | Kirkland Lake |
| External Governor | Lisa Neil | Temiskaming Shores |
| External Governor | Connor Crawford | Timmins |
| Executive Assistant to the Board | Leslie Hanes | |
| Treasurer | Mitch Dumas | |
Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Acts, the mailing addresses and telephone numbers of the members of the Board of Governors are confidential. Any correspondence to the Board members may be directed to them c/o the Executive Assistant to the Board, Northern College, Highway 101 East, P.O. Box 3211, Timmins, Ontario P4N 8R6
Role of a Board Member
The Minister’s Binding Policy Directive describes the role of the Board of Governors as follows:
- Establishing governance structures to enable the achievement of expected institutional outcomes with clear lines of communication and internal accountability.
- Setting the college vision, strategic directions, and overall goals and outcomes within the context of the appropriate laws, government policy, and local need.
- Hiring the CEO (i.e., president), delegating to the CEO accountability for the performance and operation of the college, and evaluating the CEO’s performance.
- Approving the college’s annual business plan, budget, and annual report.
- Assessing periodically the effectiveness of the Board with respect to governance, accountability, and the attainment of corporate goals and outcomes.
- Ensuring that appropriate corrective action is taken where expected outcomes or quality of performance is not being achieved.
Serving on the Board of Governors
The Northern College Board of Governors is seeking interested individuals to act as new governors to fill vacancies occurring in the next 3 years.
Northern College Board of Governors is responsible to govern effectively:
- to ensure Northern College is successfully managed;
- to achieve Northern College’s mission; and
- to remain responsive to the community’s need and emerging opportunity.
The Northern College Board of Governors is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and is seeking committed individuals from a variety of sectors including education, law, public service, and health care. The governor’s term will be for three years, with the possibility of a second three-year term.
Northern College’s catchment area represents a large geographic region, and representation is encouraged from those areas where vacancies will occur over the next three years, for example, Cochrane, Kapuskasing, Iroquois Falls, Matheson, Kirkland Lake, Moosonee, James Bay Coast, and the Tri-Town area. The Board meets in person six times per year, with each campus hosting at least once per year. Light travel between meetings may also be possible for advocacy and outreach opportunities.
Interested individuals will submit a resume as part of the completed application form: https://forms.office.com/r/SGLBNKGVAH.
The deadline to apply is Friday, October 13, 2023.
Apply to become a board member
If you require assistance to complete this form, please email president@northern.on.ca.
All submissions will be vetted for compliance with guidelines for governors detailed in the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act.